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From: scs@itivax.iti.org (Steve Simmons)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Things I'd like to see in ELM
Keywords: verbose sendmail flag, time-out simple visual editor
Message-ID: <2477@itivax.iti.org>
Date: 31 Jul 89 12:13:53 GMT
References: <2918@osiris.UUCP> <1989Jul31.012922.12548@DSI.COM>
Organization: Industrial Technology Institute, Ann Arbor, MI.
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syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) writes:
>johnj@osiris.UUCP (John Johnston johnj@welch.jhu.edu) writes:
>:	- some means whereby the mailer could be told to 'time-out'
>:		if left inactive for too long . . .
>This is actually backwards from how alot of us use Elm.  We start
>it up in a window and let it sit there.  Using its internal timout
>loop to refresh the current mail status.  Since it was designed to
>stay active in a window, I think this is backwards from the design
>goal.

Yes, but John has a point.  I think his request is eminently doable,
and would not conflict with current usage.  I would implement it
such that a new elmrc option is defined, maximum-idle.  It's default
would be zero, ie, no maximum.  This can be implemented without breaking
the current mail-checking alarms as well.  If there's agreement among
the development group (and John doesn't volunteer) I'll take a swat
at it.
-- 
Steve Simmons		          scs@vax3.iti.org
Industrial Technology Institute     Ann Arbor, MI.
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